Random Trivia Quiz No. 68

[Carl]

• 1. Beriberi is a disease said to be caused by the deficiency of which vitamin ?

• 2. Which British pop group did Graham Nash leave to join David Crosby in forming Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young ?

• 3. What are Egyptian mummies embalmed and stored in ?

• 4. In what year did Genghis Khan die ?

• 5. What was Spike Milligans real first name ?

• 6. Which duo had a 60s No. 1 hit with 'A World Without Love' ?

• 7. Which song was Michael Jackson performing when Jarvis Cocker invaded the stage in 1996 ?

• 8. As of 2009, The Burj in Dubai became the worlds tallest building, when it opened how many luxury hotel rooms did it have ?

• 9. On 31 October 1984, the English actor Peter Ustinov was waiting to interview which world leader when that person was assassinated?

• 10. What are the two events in competitive weightlifting ?

• 11. What type of operation involves the severing of nerve fibres in the prefrontal area of the brain to effect behavioural changes ?

• 12. From which musical does the song 'Always True To You In My Fashion' come ?

• 13. Who had a UK number one hit single with 'I’m A Believer' in 1967 ?

• 14. Which year saw the deaths of George Peppard, Burt Lancaster and Matt Busby ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

3 Sarcofagi
6 Peter and Gordon

[stowie39]

2. Hollies
10. Snatch, Clean and Jerk

[elcarretero]

11 Frontal labotomy

[gail]

13. Monkees

[elcarretero]

9 Indira Ghandi

[LucindaC]

7 Earth song

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Beriberi is a disease said to be caused by the deficiency of which vitamin ? B

• 2. Which British pop group did Graham Nash leave to join David Crosby in forming Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young ? The Hollies

• 3. What are Egyptian mummies embalmed and stored in ? Sarcophagi

• 4. In what year did Genghis Khan die ? 1227

• 5. What was Spike Milligans real first name ? Terence

• 6. Which duo had a 60s No. 1 hit with 'A World Without Love' ? Peter and Gordon

• 7. Which song was Michael Jackson performing when Jarvis Cocker invaded the stage in 1996 ? Earth Song

• 8. As of 2009, The Burj in Dubai became the worlds tallest building, when it opened how many luxury hotel rooms did it have ? 160

• 9. On 31 October 1984, the English actor Peter Ustinov was waiting to interview which world leader when that person was assassinated? Indira Gandhi

• 10. What are the two events in competitive weightlifting ? 'Snatch' and 'Clean and jerk'

• 11. What type of operation involves the severing of nerve fibres in the prefrontal area of the brain to effect behavioural changes ? Lobotomy

• 12. From which musical does the song 'Always True To You In My Fashion' come ? Kiss Me Kate

• 13. Who had a UK number one hit single with 'I’m A Believer' in 1967 ? The Monkees

• 14. Which year saw the deaths of George Peppard, Burt Lancaster and Matt Busby ? 1994